Legal Opinion
Labbe v. Nissen Corp.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 19, 1979PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Justice.
This appeal presents a significant jurisdictional issue, and for us a novel one. The issue is the amenability of a non-consenting foreign corporation to a suit brought by Maine citizens in a Maine court upon a cause of action which arose beyond the borders of our state.
In the winter of 1975 Emilien Richard Labbe, of Lewiston, Maine, was stationed at a United States Air Force Base in Wood-bridge, England. Living with him on that base were his wife, Marcelle Labbe, and their twelve-year-old daughter. Mary Labbe. The three are the Plaintiffs in this action.
On March 17, 1975,…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Costos v. Coconut Island Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Franklin Property Trust v. Foresite, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Struck v. HackettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
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